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Lesson 5: Telling a Story and Asking Directions

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Learn V + 过 + (O) and 不 / 没(有) + 动词 through Telling a Story and Asking Directions.

3 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

Vocabulary3 words

忘记wàngjìVerb
Illustration for 忘记
  • to forget

Examples

我忘记他的名字了。

wǒwàngjìtādemíngzile。

I forgot his name.

别忘记明天的会议。

biéwàngjìmíngtiāndehuìyì。

Don't forget tomorrow's meeting.

知道zhīdaoVerb
Illustration for 知道
  • 1.to knowCommon usage, for having knowledge of something.
  • 2.to understandLight sense.

Examples

我知道了。

wǒzhīdaole。

I see. (I understand now.)

你知道吗?

nǐzhīdaoma?

Do you know?

常chángAdverb
Illustration for 常
  • often, frequently

Examples

我常喝茶。

wǒchánghēchá。

I often drink tea.

他常来这儿。

tāchángláizhèr。

He often comes here.

Grammar

Expressing Past Experience

S + V + 过 + (O)

Use verb + 过 to talk about an action that has happened at least once in the past, usually emphasizing the experience. Often used with time words such as 以前 (before).

我听过这个事。

wǒtīngguòzhègeshì。

I’ve heard about this before.

你知道这个地方吗?我去过。

nǐzhīdaozhègedìfāngma?wǒqùguò。

Do you know this place? I have been there.

The negative adverbs 不 and 没

S + 不 / 没(有) + 动词

不 negates intentions, habits and qualities; 没 negates something that has happened or that one has. Both go before the verb, and past events always take 没, never 不.

我没听过这个事。

wǒméitīngguòzhègeshì。

I’ve never heard about this.

不要忘记,走路一会儿就到。

búyàowàngjì,zǒulùyíhuìrjiùdào。

Don’t forget — it’s just a short walk.

Dialogues

Telling a Story and Asking Directions

Xiao Lin and Xiao Nan talk after class.

小林
小林

昨天老师说的那个事很好,你听过吗?

zuótiānlǎoshīshuōdenàgeshìhěnhǎo,nǐtīngguòma?

What the teacher talked about yesterday was great — have you heard it?

小南
小南

没有,我没听过。你知道是什么事吗?

méiyǒu,wǒméitīngguò。nǐzhīdaoshìshénmeshìma?

No, I haven’t. Do you know what it was about?

小林
小林

是一个老师和学生的事,很好。

shìyígèlǎoshīhéxuéshēngdeshì,hěnhǎo。

It’s about a teacher and a student — very good.

小南
小南

真好!对了,请问从这里到图书馆远吗?

zhēnhǎo!duìle,qǐngwèncóngzhèlidàotúshūguǎnyuǎnma?

Nice! By the way, is the library far from here?

小林
小林

不远,走路一会儿就到。我常去那里看书。

bùyuǎn,zǒulùyíhuìrjiùdào。wǒchángqùnàlikànshū。

Not far — a short walk. I often go there to read.

小南
小南

我忘记图书馆在哪里了,你再说一次。

wǒwàngjìtúshūguǎnzàinǎlile,nǐzàishuōyícì。

I’ve forgotten where the library is — say it again.

小林
小林

从这里往前走,图书馆就在学校旁边。

cóngzhèliwǎngqiánzǒu,túshūguǎnjiùzàixuéxiàopángbiān。

Go straight from here — the library is right next to the school.